Second Baptist Church - Suffield, CT - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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Lost New England: (visit link)
Narrative for the Suffield Historic District of the NRHP: (visit link)
Second Baptist Church: (visit link)

During the colonial era, the congregationalism was the dominant religion. In 1747, Joseph Hastings broke with the prevailing congregational church and in 1769 he founded the First Baptist Church in Suffield, CT. However, the Baptist were not welcome in Suffield and Hasting built his church three miles west of the town center. When the United States gained it's independence, a greater degree of religious freedom prevailed. In 1805, the Second Baptist Church was organized and, in 1840, they built their church on North Main Street in the town center.

The two-story high Second Baptist Church building was designed by local architect Henry A. Sykes (1810-1660) in the Greek Revival style. The symmetrical brick building has a set of brick steps leading up to a portico entrance which is supported by six fluted Ionic columns. Above the pediment is a square belfry tower with louvered windows, and a smaller rounded section with a gold dome topped with a weather vane. The sides of the building are five bays wide with shuttered double hung windows on the first and second levels of each bay. At the basement level there are small rectangular windows at each bay.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1840 Age of Church building determined by?: Historical Society If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Baptist If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM Street address of Church: 100 North Main Street Sufffield, CT United States 06078 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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